Alison Sweeney

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Date of Birth:

September 19, 1976

Hometown:

Los Angeles

Bio:Alison Sweeney (born Alison Ann Sweeney in Los Angeles, California on September 19, 1976) is most known for playing Sammi on Days of our Lives from 1993 to 2014. In 2007, she also joined season four of The Biggest Loser as the host, replacing Caroline Rhea. In the ’90s, Alison was very open with her struggle with weight and wrote a tell-all memoir in 2004, All The Days of My Life (So Far). In 2013, she wrote her first novel, The Star Attraction, and her second, Scared Scriptless: A Novel, came out the following year. In January 2014, she announced she was exiting Days of our Lives, and then in July, she announced she would be joining General Hospital behind the camera, as a director.

Best Known For:
Alison Sweeney is best known for playing Samantha “Sami” Brady on Days of our Lives.

Personal Life:
Alison Sweeney married David Sanov in July 2000 after three years of dating. In February ’05, they had their first son, Benjamin. Then in January 2009, they had their first daughter, Megan.

Get ready soap fans, because one of the queens of daytime is coming back! Alison Sweeney is returning to ‘Days of Our Lives’ as Sami Brady and we couldn’t be more psyched. But is she staying?

After 13 seasons, Alison Sweeney said goodbye to ‘The Biggest Loser,’ and hello to a new role! She stopped into our HollywoodLife.com studio for our podcast to preview her new Hallmark movie, ‘Love On the Air’ and her partnership with Sleep Number.

“The script was something I responded to right away when I read it I laughed out loud, and I immediately fell in love with the main character,” Alison Sweeney, 39, told HollywoodLife.com during this week’s interview. Of course, she’s talking about her new role of Sonia on the Hallmark Channel’s Love on the Air. Listen to the full interview here!

Alison Sweeney is OUT. In 2007, she replaced Caroline Rhea as the host of NBC’s ‘The Biggest Loser.’ Now, 13 seasons later, the actress and fitness guru has decided to step down from her role.

“After an incredible run together, Alison Sweeney, 38, will not be returning as host of The Biggest Loser next season,” NBC told Access Hollywood in a statement on August 25. Her publicist also confirmed the departure to HollywoodLife.com.

Fans of ‘Days Of Our Lives’ are not ready to see Alison Sweeney go! The actresses final episode as Sami Brady aired on Oct. 30, and after 22-years on the show, her loving fans and costars are sad to see her leave.

Alison Sweeney, 38, has said goodbye to her Days Of Our Livescharacter, Sami Brady. The beautiful actress’ — who was a fixture on the show for over two decades — final episode aired on Oct. 30, and her biggest fans as well as her cast mates, Kristian Alfonso and Lauren Koslow took to Twitter to say farewell to Alison. Plus, her costar Kate Mansi spoke EXCLUSIVELY to HollywoodLife.com, telling us about Alison’s legacy that she’s left behind.

Alison Sweeney’s final episode as Sami Brady on ‘Days Of Our Lives’ aired on Oct. 30, but is Sami really gone for good? Alison spoke EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife.com and told us if she’ll return, plus, why is she heading to ‘General Hospital?’

Sami Brady, how could you leave Salem?! The Days Of Our Livescharacter, who’s been portrayed by Alison Sweeneyfor 22 years, left with big Hollywood dreams on the actresses’ final episode, which means one thing: she’s wasn’t killed off and she could come back!

Alison Sweeney has starred on ‘Days Of Our Lives’ for 22 years, but on Oct. 30, the soap star makes her final exit. Alison told HollywoodLife.com what’s next for her and Sami Brady.

Alison Sweeney‘s first episode on Days Of Our Lives aired on January 6, 1993. Over two decades later, she’s leaving the show. Why did she make the decision that’s killing all soap fans? We’ve got the exclusive scoop, directly from Alison, plus the actress tells us about her favorite Sami Brady moments.

‘The Biggest Loser’ is back with Season 16, and host Alison Sweeney spoke exclusively to HollywoodLife.com all about what to expect when the show returns with famed athletes, former NFL stars and Olympians!

The Biggest Loser: Glory Daysis weighing in with 20 new contestants, two new trainers and Alison Sweeney, as host! Season 16 premieres Thursday, Sept. 11 (8/7c) on NBC, and Alison promises that “amazing changes” are coming your way.

‘The Biggest Loser’ returns September 11 with a brand new season, and host Alison Sweeney is definitely camera-ready with her stellar body! HollywoodLife.com spoke exclusively to Alison who revealed her secret weight loss tip!

Alison Sweeneyhas been very open about her personal weight battle, but these days, the Days Of Our Lives actress and The Biggest Loser host looks and feels better than ever. Alison tells us she attributes her healthy lifestyle to one very simple tip — keep reading to find out!